Does ByteDance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ByteDance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ByteDance. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ByteDance?

51% of ByteDance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ByteDance 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ByteDance?

Content Moderator (410) , Software Engineer (394) , Product Manager (143) , Intern (115) , Quality Analyst (79) , Senior Software Engineer (75) , Internship (67) , Quality Assurance (59) , Data Scientist (53) , Account Manager (52) , Quality Assurance Analyst (51) , Human Resources (46) , Software Engineer(Internship) (42) , Machine Learning Engineer (41) , Subject Matter Expert (SME) (41)

What are the pros of working at ByteDance according to real employee reviews?

"good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 318 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 212 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 192 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 133 reviews)); "good working environment; working time is flexible" ((in 126 reviews))

What are the cons of working at ByteDance according to real employee reviews?

"TT no work life balance good if you don't want any relationships work like brainless human long work hour spent 8" ((in 237 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 184 reviews)); "High pressure to meet performance targets" ((in 71 reviews)); "long hours and fast page" ((in 61 reviews)); "Managers have tons of power and quick visa sponsorship." ((in 53 reviews))

What are employees saying about ByteDance layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about ByteDance layoffs and their outlook for job security at ByteDance in 2026.

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ByteDance reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,233 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

58% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.6

Work/Life balance

ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,233 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ByteDance employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Nov 17, 2019

senior ios developer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

objective c, swift, design good code

Cons

project grows so fast, get hundreds of million daily users

3.0

Nov 14, 2019

nice to work when young

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice food; nice place; smart people

Cons

quick pace; much work to do till night

5.0

Nov 5, 2019

A Strong Global Start-Up Definitely Worth Joining

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- fast iteration pace, no limitation to yourself, try as you want - super intelligent people and world-leading technology

Cons

- too much overwork so little time to refresh or for yourself - always proactive, may be difficult for introverts or people who lay back

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